METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL CONTEXT BASED COORDINATION OF INFORMATION AMONG MULTIPLE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating transfer of information between ones of a plurality of devices including a coordinating device and at least one other device, comprising:
- detecting selection of an item available at a first one of the devices;
detecting a gesture-based command for the selected item;
identifying a second one of the devices based on the gesture-based command and a spatial relationship between the coordinating device and the second one of the devices; and
initiating a control message adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for coordinating transfer of information between ones of a plurality of devices including a coordinating device and at least one other device. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting selection of an item available at a first one of the devices, detecting a gesture-based command for the selected item, identifying a second one of the devices based on the gesture-based command and a spatial relationship between the coordinating device and the second one of the devices, and initiating a control message adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices. The control message is adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices. The first one of the devices on which the item is available may be the coordinating device or another device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating transfer of information between ones of a plurality of devices including a coordinating device and at least one other device, comprising:
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detecting selection of an item available at a first one of the devices; detecting a gesture-based command for the selected item; identifying a second one of the devices based on the gesture-based command and a spatial relationship between the coordinating device and the second one of the devices; and initiating a control message adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for coordinating transfer of information between ones of a plurality of devices including a coordinating device and at least one other device, comprising:
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means for detecting selection of an item available at a first one of the devices; means for detecting a gesture-based command for the selected item; means for identifying a second one of the devices based on the gesture-based command and a spatial relationship between the coordinating device and the second one of the devices; and means for initiating a control message adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices.
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20. A method for coordinating transfer of information between ones of a plurality of devices including a coordinating device and at least one other device, comprising:
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detecting at least one gesture-based command identifying a first one of the devices storing an available item; detecting selection of the available item; detecting at least one gesture-based command identifying a second one of the devices to which the selected item is to be transferred; and initiating a control message adapted for enabling the first one of the devices to propagate the selected item toward the second one of the devices.
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